I'm Selling...

I don't know if any of you would be interested but I'm selling an Electronic Row Counter. It's a fancy one. I have never used it. So if you are interested you can find it here on eBay. If you would like it and don't have an ebay account let me know and we can work something else out.

A Question For All You Spinners

I have been bitten by the spinning bug. We knew it was coming and the day has arrived. So I thought, who else better to ask about this, all my knitting and spinning friends. So here is some info that might better help you, help me.

1. I'm clearly a beginner, but it won't be long before I will want to advance and do more than basic spinning.
2. 98% of the time I am drawn to sport weight or DK weight yarn, so that's what I want to spin. (Sock yarn is a must)
3. Portable will be a must.
4. Reliability a must
5. I'm on a budget.
6. Is there one company better than others?
7. What are the odds on getting a used wheel at a descent price that isn't needing tons of work done to it?

Ok, that's a good start, I hope. I spent last night looking through Spin Off magazine and going to all the web sites listed and all the spinning wheel websites. I hit information over load. Then I realized there is nothing like personal experience, and you all have that experience. So lets go shopping for my first wheel. ;-)

Blessed Be

No Title, Just Stuff

Back before I left for TN. I felted the fair isle tote I was working on. I bought handles for it and they looked TERRIBLE beside it, so I thought I better go ahead and get a picture of the Over Felted Bag on the blog. Yup 3 extra minutes came make or break you sometimes. It's not un-usable though. I still plan on finding some handles that will go with it. What happened was when I was felting it, I got side tracked by an upsetting call from the EX. By the time I was off the phone the damage had been done and my bag turned into a very tightly felted fabric. Actually it went from tote size to handbag size. LOL. But I will save it. I'll get those handles and probably give it away because it reminds me of that damn phone call with Mr. X. The good news is while I was in TN a box of wool came from Elann.com with the yarn for my next fair isle bag.

On to better things. I finished two more hats for the Dulaan Project and 2 Squares for Project Compassion. The hats I used two different wools. Lion Brands wool and Patton's Classic Wool. I don't know if you have ever used the Lion's Brand wool before, but in my opinion the Patton's felts so much nicer. Maybe because I'm just use to it. But, I made two more of the Felted Toddler hats and the one made from the Classic Wool looks so much better. My squares I used Debbie Bliss DK and let me tell you that yarn is a pleasure to work with. It feels so good.

My socks are coming along. Cross your fingers but I'm hoping to have them done next week. I figure that gives everything that will interrupt me time to do their thing and I can get on with the important stuff, like knitting. LOL.

It has been a crazy few weeks. I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. I think I would have went nuts if I hadn't had my knitting, my knitting friends and my knitting blogger friends. I hope that we as a knitting group next take for granted the power that we have to help each other, even those that we have never met face to face, still have such an important place in the well being of each person they contact through the blogs. I really love you guys, you're the best!

A whirl wind

The past 9 days have been totally crazy. And here I was hoping that 2007 was going to be kind and gentle to me. HA. But, there have been so good things and that's what I want to focus on, because that's what keeps me going. So now the story begins.

I had originally planned on leaving the Thursday before mom's birthday. (her birthday was Feb. 3) But, bad weather was coming in so I picked Sara up Wednesday night and we took off to TN. Remember now, that Monday I had posted about not being ready for the trip. LOL. I got ready and in a hurry. Wednesday we made it to mom's about 8:30 pm. It was a fun trip and we only had a little flurry of snow here and there.

The day of her birthday we had a full day. It even included time for me to go visit the "spinning lady", Nancy at the Spinnery in Gatlinburg. OMG. I am so hooked on this spinning stuff. Nancy made it so easy and I just completely love her store. She has spinning and weaving and knitting and just so much great stuff. She even opened up some of her new Spring yarns and showed me. I could have stayed there all day. So with some practice, I finally have something to share in the spinning topic. I also have a few pictures of my first attempts when I get them transferred to my computer I'll post them too. I finally feel I can do a little justice to the "goodies" that Hockeymom sent me, so that is what I am aiming for.

While there in Galtinburg we ate at the Park Grill. If you ever have the chance to eat there DO IT. I suggest the Moonshine Chicken. Delicious. They also have some outstanding ribs.

Well we made it home Monday and thought we would have a week of routine. Silly me. No way, Monday night after doing a small load of laundry I noticed water coming out of both my sinks, like over the top of the sinks, and the laundry room was flooded and starting to pour into the kitchen. Yup, pipes backed up. Roto Rooter couldn't make it till the next morning and then the next story started. They drilled, they cleaned and then Friday they dug a hold that is about 7 foot deep and 8 foot wide in my side yard. The picture is the beginning of the dig. 11 hours later my part of the pipes have been fixed and now the county will have to do their part. In fact it was because of the problems with the county's pipes and connections that I had my problems. So I'm sure a new chapter will start this Monday on dealing with them. So for two nights so far, the kids, Gunther and I have been in a hotel at night. I can't be begin to tell you the total financial cost of this, but it ain't pretty. Here's a picture of when they first started the dig. Well there's the highlights. I really hope this week I can get my act together and into the routine that I am usually wishing a break from. LOL.

TN & GA

Hey everyone,
Well I'm home and I have a lot to tell, but I can't right now. See when I got home yesterday, I found that my pipes were plugged up and water was ALL over my kitchen, laundry room, pantry, etc. I'm in the cleaning and dealing with the Rotor Rooter man. He said that they will have to dig my yard up on Friday. I maybe asking for donations since he said it would start at 28 hundred. Give me a day or so and I'll catch you up on all the woolly news. ;-)
Blessed be